All Entries Tagged With: "pitching"
Now is the Time to Start Paying Attention
For the baseball fan Spring Training marks a new beginning. Last season’s successes and failures are a thing of the past. It is a time to see that hot new rookie, make tough decisions about the last spot in the rotation, and to decide if a veteran is “done”. For the real diehard fans, the [...]
Building Your Fantasy League Rotation
Perhaps the most difficult aspect to assembling a fantasy baseball team is configuring the pitching staff. Fantasy owners generally face the same difficulties that Major League Baseball General Managers face when it comes to finding reliable starting pitching. Pitching by its very nature is just so unpredictable. The majority of pitchers are prone to extremes—one [...]
Arms Race the Last Hope for Small Market Teams
Baseball is in the midst its information age. Never before has the sport used data to drive its decisions. Increasingly, more and more teams are utilizing advanced statistical analysis to gain an advantage. In truth, the information age began decades ago with the likes of Bill James, but organizations didn’t seem to catch on until [...]
Kazmir Turns to Peterson to Save 2009 Season
It was a shock to Rick Peterson when the voice on the other end of the phone was Scott Kazmir, his former pitching prodigy when both were employed by the New York Mets. Kazmir, on the disabled list with a strained quadriceps, needed help. He was struggling at the start of 2009 after struggling to [...]
The Phillies and Rays’ Biggest Challenge In 2009
By Gary Armida With the World Series having ended over a month ago, both combatants are busy preparing for the 2009 season. The Phillies are enjoying their first World Series title since 1980 while the Rays are simply enjoying their first .500 season. But, as both begin to fill holes for another run in 2009, [...]
The Future of Pitching: Teams Must React
By Gary Armida Futile: incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful. The word futile is not often used in baseball circles. With the many great minds in the sport today, most teams are on the cutting edge of baseball research. Now, teams use computerized scouting in addition to the traditional scouting. Every pitch [...]
The Drew Spot: Bullpen or Rotation?
Bullpen or Rotation: Predicted Pitchers Roles By Andrew Armida, Special FCP Correspondent There are many pitchers in the game who could pitch in the rotation or in the pen, but their team will feel comfortable with one over the other. Many long relief pitchers will occasionally get spot starts or a starting pitcher will be [...]
Finishing the Job: The Decline of the Complete Game
Are today’s pitchers less talented because they don’t finish games? By Gary Armida Baseball players are better athletes today than at any point in baseball’s long history. Players are stronger, faster, more durable, and more talented. Batters hit the ball harder and farther. Pitchers throw harder and throw more knee buckling breaking balls. Runners are [...]
